the latest on the very latest on the investigation, steve. >> reporter: jessica and chris, tonight philadelphia police issuing a warning to the people who live in that section of northeast philadelphia, after they activated the homicide unit, calling this morning's discovery suspicious. >> quiet neighborhood, i mean it is loaded with kids, loaded with joggers. >> reporter: neighbors say that makes tuesday morning's gruesome discovery all of the more, terrifying. >> i'm really scared. >> reporter: woman first reported missing found dead in the the woods, police calling the case suspicious. >> that is upsetting, you know what i mean. the especially for would the man that live around here and, you know for young girls. >> reporter: police say around 9:00 monday night a 46 year-old area women went for a walk or a jog. her family called police around midnight when she did not return. six hours later her body discovered in the shallow brush just off in the woods, of penny pack park. >> right now the death is being ruled a suspicious death for different reasons but i

cannot say anything until post is done and we have a definitive answer. >> reporter: no definitive answer but several shades of darkness test. homicide detectives taking over the case, sources saying the woman was strangled there were signs of a struggle. police are investigating a possible sexual assault. on top of all of that, a warning. >> people should use extra caution, and women out there jogging or walking they should be with someone else with them for protection until we find out what went on. >> reporter: and as of right now police say they are withholding would the man's name out of respect for both victim and victim's family and, of course to learn more about this case. they are expected to learn a whole lot more when medical examiner performs an autopsy first thing tomorrow morning. we will there been to cover that and to bring you very latest. reporting live from philadelphia police headquarters, i'm steve paterson for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> steve, thank you. home owner in delaware takes matters into her own

hand and shoots a man found inside a home. this happened, this morning on the 1900 block of west new port pike inh townip. police say home owner opened fire while strugglingith e intrud ideified as 21 year-o gregory alexander. he ran away from the house with the gunshot wound to his buttocks. police found him in the wooded area he was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. well, second american aid work tore contract ebola is under going treatment in atlanta. fifty-nine year-old nancy wrightbol was wheeled in on a stretcher to emery university hospital this afternoon. her husband says she's weak but otherwise showing signs of improvement. meantime the health commissioner in new york city says that it is highly unlikely that a man admitted to mt. sinai hospital yesterday has ebola. the cdc is waiting though for definitive test results. well, there are no new reports of any confirmed ebola cases anywhere in this country but hospitals, including many here in philadelphia, are

preparing just in case. >> health reporter stephanie stahl has a firsthand look inside one hospital's emergency room. >> reporter: the the protective gear is ready to go, it starts with gloves here in the emergency department at the hahnemann university hospital. this is a demonstration of how hospital workers would protect themselves if they get a patient suspected of havinge bowl a they are completely covered, including a mask and facial shield to guard against coming into contact with any body fluids. >> any saliva, urine, blood. >> reporter: doctor eric in the emergency department at hahnemann says hospitals have been getting these daily health alerts outlining facts about the virus and measures to guard against it being spread. like what if someone walks in the er with symptoms. >> it requires a close contact, of just roaming by someone is not dangerous. >> reporter: you are not overly concerned. >> not overly but i just want to be correctly concerned. >> reporter: he says most important measure is to find out if someone with flu-like symptoms has been to west

africa or in contact with someone who has. >> we have alerted the staff, educated the staff to look for signs and symptoms of ebola and more importantly to ask the the question. >> reporter: if is there a suspect case the patient would be immediately taken to an isolation room called iso where other contagious illnesses are treated, things like meningitis and tuberculosis. it has a special filter and ventilation systems so air from the room does not circulate out. >> it protects patients here in the emergency room so they cannot get exposed to anything in this room. >> reporter: now while most isolation rooms are outfitted with that special ventilation it is not that important for ebola because it is not spread through the air. the way say the flu is. we should also mention that the isolated unit in atlanta where two patients have been treated much more sophisticated then any other local facilities. >> okay. get the sense is there anxiety about this. it goodies to have some information. stephanie, thanks very much. we invite to you stay with "eyewitness news". we will continue to follow the ebola out break, updates, here

on tv and also on line, at cbs philly.com. we now know identity of the senior u.s. officers killed in an attack, in afghanistan. he is identified as major general harold green. a gunman dressed as an afghan solder turned on allied troops at camp, near kabul. major general green was killed, 15 others were wounded, including some american troops. stay tuned for "cbs evening news" for continuing coverage of the american general killed, scott pelley will have very latest tonight at 6:30 immediately following "eyewitness news". the the son of a of a powerful pennsylvania congressman is speaking out tonight, chaka fat -- fattah junior just released. "eyewitness news" reporter walt hunter live outside the federal courthouse in center sit the which details. >> reporter: among first words of fattah junior as he walk freon bail was he felt his prosecution was, political.

his father, the congressman, chaka a fattah issuing a statement a few hours earlier saying he was concern about the fair administration of justice. controversy already brewing, after a 31 page indictment was released this morning, charging fattah, junior, with cheating on financial schemes, involving the irs, and the philadelphia school district. >> i will say that i am innocent and lie forward to my day in court. >> reporter: released after being permitted to sign his own bond, chaka fattah, junior says he was innocent, of charges in a 31 page federal indictment that he cheated banks, irs and even the philadelphia school district out of funds in an alleged financial fraud scheme. he called the charges politically motivated. >> this over reach is an example of is what wrong when people have power and all they care about is the opportunity for advancement and other things and don't care about peoples lives.

>> reporter: fattah junior says that his father was in the present in court at his arraignment this afternoon, because he had constituent duties to attend to and he knows he has the congressman's support. >> i have my dad's full support. my daddies a busy man. you know, my understanding is he is handling his obligations as a congressman for second congressional district. >> reporter: the school district has issued a statement telling cbs-3 that the school district will be very doubled if the charges are true, and if vendors in the words of the school district, took advantage of the district a its students at a very hard financial time in the district's history. live from the u.s. courthouse i'm walt hunter, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". a rare hot day and it has been a very comfortable summer so far. "eyewitness news" in norristown where temperatures flirted with 90 today but changes are again on the way. meteorologist kathy orr joining us live from the the

cbs-3 sky deck with the check of the forecast, kathy. >> a few clouds have rolled in but guess what we have spiked to 90 degrees. not for long but we did make it and it will be a rare event, first time that this month and no 90's in the foreseeable future. lets look at the statistics. high today in philadelphia did make it to 90 degrees. it is 15th, 90-degree day this summer, normally we have about 23. do you think we will make it? i don't know. we will talk about that on twitter. right now in philadelphia it is 87. eighty-seven in trenton. eighty-five in wilmington. right now 80 degrees in the poconos. down the shore comfortable with high temperatures right around 80 degrees with that ocean warming. storm scan three shows a few clouds rolling towards us, some showers and storms will be approaching, and we will feel the impact of those, with a front tomorrow afternoon. here is latest on tropical storm bertha, right now packing max sustained wind of 50 miles an hour moving north north east at 21 miles an

hour. within 300 miles of cape may and moving away but still will have an impact on our weather throughout the rest of this week. coming up, we will talk about, the shore concerns if you are down the shore or planning on heading down the shore with this please apartment weather and we will track the storms, that will move into the region tomorrow afternoon. that is coming up with the seven day later on in the broadcast. >> kathy, thanks. educators and parents are keeping pressure on state law make tours pass the cigarette tax to help fun philadelphia's schools. dozens rallied outside green field school in center city today. they want leaders in harrisburg to call the house back from vacation to past $2 per pack cigarette tax. the school district is threatening layoffs and cut backs if that taxis not approved by august 15th, to close an 81 million-dollar deficit. governor tom corbett may advance monday if i that taxis not approved. well, two people are hurt and house is gone, after a car crashed into it. this happened late last night on linden and north tenth street in camden.

a portion of that house collapsed on to the car, critically injuring one of two people inside the car. demolition crew spent most of this morning, tearing down the rest of that structure, as for the cause of the crash it is still under investigation. still to come on "eyewitness news" mayor nutter sound off about decriminal icing marijuana in philadelphia tropical storm bertha kicking up huge waves in the jersey shore. coming up what you need to know about rip currents from the life guard. also ahead tonight protecting k-9 officers in montgomery county, we will tell you how officials hope to ensure the safety of their four legged members of the force. beasley? >> flyers announced a key player could be taking an early retirement, very serious health condition facing veteran defender kimmo timonen, we will hear from the general manager ron ron hextall ahead in

mayor nutter still has not signed a bill decriminal icing small amounts of marijuana in philadelphia. today he criticized the legislation. city needs a more comprehensive approach to dealing with marijuana he reject claims by jim ken that i marijuana arrests unfairly target black men.

>> it is an insult to the have african-american community that all of this discussion and debate is revolving around whether or not black guys can smoke as much joint or weed as white guys. that is a bogus issue. it is an insult to the community. >> mayor nutter said people are more concern with jobs and school system. mayor has until september 11th to sign or veto the bill. well, montgomery county sheriff's office says it is providing its k-9's with another level of safety. 3-d nine's received their official law enforcement badges today and "eyewitness news" was there at montgomery county courthouse in norristown. these badges will help to more clearly identified the k-9's as police dogs, at the the event they get separated from their handler during an incident or investigation. >> badge is a symbol of authority and have of recognition. recognition that these dogs have earned a place alongside their human partners who no longer look at dogs as a piece of equipment, they are now

partners. >> by the the way under a new law called rocco's law, juror killing a police dog carries a max penalty of ten years in prison. a woman nearly drowns in the ocean off atlantic city as "eyewitness news", new jersey reporter cleve bryan tells us tonight, tropical storm bertha is churning up the surf and bringing dangerous rip currents. >> reporter: with tropical storm bertha churning off shore waves are getting bigger and rip currents stronger. just last night a woman drowned here in south carolina avenue as beach goers like jean sue cow ski watched with fear. >> there was a lot of people running, running and get back get back. >> reporter: incident happened around 7:00 p.m. regular life guard hours over at 6:00. fire fighters in the beach patrol after hours crew stationed a few blocks away responded. >> survive on the the bwc with the life sled and rescue swimmers were there. woman was out approximately 175, 200 yards, face down.

obviously pulled out by the current. >> reporter: attempts to resuscitate 59 year-old woman at the beach were unsuccessful but she was later revived at the hospital. the chief says when drownings happen it is always almost when life guard are not around. >> we talk about these tragedies to educate the public to take the ocean seriously. very powerful uncontrolled natural forest. >> reporter: swimmers were kept waist deep and floats were off limits tuesday. children and adults alike had trouble keeping their feet. >> one knocked me right over and rolled me over. we have come down here a lot over years but i can't remember waves being this rough. >> reporter: big surf and strong rip currents are expect to continue on wednesday. every town is different when it comes to the beach rules but you should expect restrictions on how far you can go out and what types of floattation devices you can use. in atlantic city, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". those can be a real concern when you've got tropical storms moving up the coastal area like that. >> do you remember arthur in the beginning of july came

within 120 miles, so the surf was rough during the course of the week and after the storm departed. i would expect, wednesday even thursday down the the the shore the surf will be fairly rough. we will talk about that coming up. we have to talk about the heat as well. we made it to 90 degrees today, first time this month and i don't think we will see much of that over the course of the next several days, even the next couple of weeks. take a look outside we are looking at a beautiful afternoon down the shore, cleve was in atlantic city. a few miles south in ocean city with a great beach day but stay away from the water, when those beaches are not guarded. right now those guards are off, duty. we are looking at dry conditions, that will persist throughout the evening but we could see a spotty sprinkle. today's high was 90 degrees, the 15th time that has happened this season but the average number of 90-degree days in philadelphia, is 23. will we make that it far? i don't know. that is a big question, it is looking like we will get

cooler around here. on storm scan 3a few scattered sprinkles popping up with a line of showers and thunderstorms. some of these may make it through late tonight in the form of the scattered shower but more potential tomorrow afternoon. right now in philadelphia 87, same in trenton. eighty-two millville. atlantic city at the boardwalk we have been looking at temperatures around 80 degrees. >> same at the airport. we have a few spotty showers popping up and then this line moving east, and fading by 11:00 o'clock a line of a few spotty showers are possible, in philadelphia. then we will watch this frontal boundary from the north and west moving on through with another chance of showers and storms during the afternoon on wednesday with highs in the 80's. after that high pressure builds in, air is dryer, it is less humid, much more comfortable conditions with high temperatures in the 80's and that weather sticks around for friday even into the day on saturday and next chance of a isolated shower will be on sunday. lets talk about bertha, right now the storm is hundreds of miles away, and it is moving

toward north east, guided by a stationary frontal boundary. it will continue to impact our weather, however, with dangerous rip currents, so, the threat will continue tonight even through wednesday and do i think thursday, with a moderate to high risk of rip currents up and down the the new jersey shore and for our delaware beaches. all this is happening because bertha is continuing to push water down the shore. the wave heights are increasing and frequency of the waves are increasing. so we have all this water piling in, so fast, it can't come back out that fast so these channels are formed in the form of the a very narrow rip current. how can you spot a rip current down the shore tomorrow? look for a couple of different things. look for a channel of choppy water, different color in the water or a break in the wave pattern. this is something that life guards will be looking for, over the next couple of days. during evening it will be partly cloudy chance of shower late towards 11:00, low of seven 16789 for your wednesday a afternoon shower

or storm but they will be scattered. not everyone will see them. high of 86. on the exclusive eyewitness weather seven day forecast and shore cast weather looks great, thursday, friday, saturday in the mid 80's. sunday an isolated shower with more clouds and sun expect. monday still please an. tuesday a chance of the shower and storm and highs temperatures down the shore mainly around 80 degrees. what do you think will we make to it 23, 90-degree days this summer? wow. >> that is quite a number. >> it is quite a number, we will see. >> it looks good this week. >> yeah. good evening, everyone, still we have this little bugger out there on the vine street expressway heading in the eastbound direction we are wrapping up remnants of the incident that occurred would i say over an hour and a half ago. heading eastbound approaching eighth street on this shoulder, a tow truck is out and about taking away that final vehicle. so it is still adding volume on the vine. i know folks are whipping back but backs up vine pretty serious to the schuylkill and

affecting eastbound side of the schuylkill expressway. expect delays. double bubble in south philadelphia, katie perry and phillies game north bound i-95 slow go beyond the plot making your way through the sports complex area find delays on i-95, heading out of northeast philadelphia down to south philadelphia. watch out for big time volume on the eastbound side of the schuylkill 202 down to university. you are slow still on the blue route at 23 miles an hour, and still watch out for delays on the northbound side of the roosevelt boulevard between 76 and broad street.

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welshing we will begin sports tonight with some bad news from the flyers, earlier this afternoon, the team announced veteran defender kimmo timonen is suffering

from blood clots in both of his lungs and his right leg. he is now being treated by doctors in his home country of finland. the his general manager, ron hextall with more on his condition. >> from everything that our doctors have told us, who have been in communication with the doctors in finland, kimmo is doing well. apparently what happened was kimmo was having pain in his one calf. calf. he said something to his buddy who ace a doctor and he told him he better get to the hospital, so he went to the hospital and they thankfully they found the blood clot and treated him. i can tell you as an organization, we will plan, he will be out for a while which we don't have a definitive time period. >> this is the second time timonen has had trouble with blood clots, he missed four games with the eastern conference finals in 2008 because of a small blood enclosed in his foot. after last season he signed a within year extension with the team. in other news phillies are back at citizens bank park

tonight to kick off three game series with the houston astros, earlier today the team said, they will recall pitcher david buchanan to fill cliff lee's spot on the roster but tonight, kyle kendrick will be on the mound. first pitch is at 7:05. finally a quick update from eagles training camp wide receiver jeremy maclin still having trouble with what he says is general soreness. he should be back 100 percent in the day or two and riley cooper is still wearing a booth, and both are expect to play in this friday's first preseason game in chicago. blank more news when

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york. >> pelley: tonight, an american general gunned down in afghanistan. an assassin opens fire, many are wounded. david martin on the highest ranking u.s. matality of the war. anna werner has a cbs news investigation of a school that uses electric shock on student with autism. >> i felt like i was being punished for being born. that's what it feels like, because i was disabled, i was being punished. >> pelley: a harrowing ordeal for eight boaters stranded at sea, all captured on video. and ben tracy has a just-released interview of richard nixon talking about the tape that forced him to resign 40 years ago this week. >> this was the final blow, the final nail in the coffin, although you don't need another nail if you're already in the coffin, which we were.